NewsJack Week #6

My lot of sketches and one-liners for the last episode of Newsjack. Again none were chosen. Yet I think these are a vast improvement on what I've done before... still not good enough though.

Invisible Card Sketch

Lecturer's Strike Sketch

Pope TV Sketch

One-Liners [Week Six]

NewsJack Week #5

Ann Widdecombe Panto Sketch

DVC Sketch

One-Liners [Week Five]

NewsJack Week #4

Cigarette Lobbyist Sketch

One-Liners [Week Four]

NewsJack ... News

My name on the NewsJack website ^

I have had a one-liner accepted by NewsJack. It features in the third episode.

I don’t know what I’m more proud of; the fact that I got something accepted or the fact that, what was accepted was anti-Cameron. It’s just an overwhelming feeling of happiness all around.

I was actually quite shocked that out of the material I’ve been sending in, something was picked in the week in which I really slacked off and it wasn’t until Sunday night my girlfriend reminded me that I hadn’t written anything. So after working 5.00am – 1.00pm Monday, I came home with two newspapers (i newspaper & The Guardian) and read as much as I possibly could and wrote whatever my extremely tired brain could muster and sent them in.

I did have a dream earlier this week that something would be accepted, some may say that’s a premonition, but I also dreamt that the BBC offered me a full-time job, yet that hasn’t come about … yet.

But anyway, I’m now officially a paid writer. I real bona fide paid writer, that has [well currently; is waiting for] been paid for something I have written. Plus, I’m getting paid by the BBC, the bloody BBC!

NewsJack Week #3

Forgot to do the sketches this week, so only managed the one-liners.

One-Liners [Week Three]

NewsJack Week #2

My submissions for this weeks NewsJack, again none were picked. Although this week I wasn't trying as hard, I've been very tired. I think next week I'll attempt a new tactic, instead of my current one; "throw out as much shit as possible, hoping some sticks to the wall", in favour of "sit down and brainstorm one or two ideas and develop them over the coming days". We'll see if that makes a difference at all.

60 Second Prisoner Interview

Policing the Net Sketch

Tory Backers Sketch

One-Liners [Week Two]

NewsJack Week #1

These are the sketches I wrote for BBC 7’s NewsJack. Sadly none were selected this week.

Andy Gray's Apology Sketch

Film Trailer Sketch

Crime Map Sketch

One-Liners [Week One]

Blog News #1

All day, well between smoking cigarettes, making tea and browsing the internet, I’ve been writing sketches and one-liners for BBC Radio show; Newsjack.

Newsjack accepts sketches from anyone, so my aim is to get something on the show, so for the next six weeks I’ll be on a non-stop mission to write sketches and one-liners. Everything I write will eventually be added to this Blog, although from reading the ‘Stats’ [the traffic this blog gets], I know that nobody is even out there.

Is it not; Innit?

Is it not; Innit

Topical Sketch #2: Andy Gray's Apology

This week most of the newspapers have been dominated by Andy Gray and Richard Key's ever-so-slightly sexist remarks. Blokes will be blokes. Here's a sketch about it:

Topical Sketch #2; Andy Gray

Enemies Sketch [3rd Draft]

This sketch has been written in the style of what all British scripts are written in - apparently. Yet, I'm new to familiarising myself with it.

Enemies Sketch [3rd Draft]

Organic Drug Deal [2nd Draft]

Organic Drug Deal [2nd Draft]

Beckham's Hot Spa

Beckham's Hot Spa (Sketch)

An Introduction

The purpose of this Blog is to catalogue my comedy sketches – which will be in script form for the time being. I already have a Blog (The Misadventures of Ben Broughton), but I thought instead of clogging that up with every sketch I write, I'll post them somewhere else.

I'm not currently an expert at writing comedy or sketches, but as they say; 'practice makes perfect' – and while perfect maybe an unachievable dream I may aswell give it a go.

Some sketches may be first drafts, some may be finished others may be unfinished and will probably stay that way.

I'm going to attempt to cover all bases (which are);

Spoof
Reversal
Inappropriate Behaviour
Observation
Word Play
Topical
Character
Punchline